[DotGNU]TODOs until this weekend

[Gopal V]

Since someone asked me to dole out assignments, here it is ...

TestCases
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Now that pnetlib compiles, we desperately need test cases to test
if the generated binary is valid in bytecode.. Take a spare hour 
and do a hasty test case on a couple of methods .... And put 
TODO wherever you please ... 

TODO: System/IO/* classes need special care

Library
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As far as I can see System.dll works almost the same as the MS build.
Which means I haven't tested it much ... But the new hackers will be
able to build System.dll in their boxes and test ! .. (you have to
ln -sf it to /usr/local/lib/cscc/lib to test generated .dll each time).

Get Hacking ...

TODO: System/Net/HttpWeb*.cs
TODO: Single.ToString() and Double.ToString();

Runtime
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There is a significant question of implemting threading going on in
IRC .. Obviously test_thread works everywhere but most of us have no
or little know how of CVM engine ... Still discussing ... (*your 
input here please*)

TODO: Threading

Compiler
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Future of PMCodegen : are the we going to take Design into our hands ?.
Or are we going in for the IL kill ?. I want the parrot thing figured
out as soon as possible to enable us to develop our skills as well ..
And with Parrot trying to go off the GPL/APL , can DotGNU support a
non-copyleft licensed project ?.

Refactoring the typegathering ... Some members change name during 
SemAnalysis. For example the [IndexerName] attribute changes the
indexer's name .... We *could* hack it to read the attributes during
Parsing (I have done so ...) But is that a solution ?.

And since things have come to this juncture ... I ask you a question,
,a very valid question.

"Do we favour correctness over completeness ?"

(Think about this and figure out why I asked it)...

Gopal
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